Jay Bee
10-16-2007, 12:51 PM
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Baylor officials: Morriss taking assistant coach bar urination
allegations 'very seriously'
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Tuesday, October 16, 2007
By Tim Woods
Tribune-Herald staff writer
It was unclear Monday what, if any, discipline Baylor University
officials will hand down to an assistant football coach cited early
Sunday for allegedly urinating on the bar at a watering hole
frequented by Baylor students.
Eric Schnupp, Baylor's offensive line/tight ends coach, was issued a
citation at 2:20 a.m. for disorderly conduct-reckless exposure at
Scruffy Murphy's, 1226 Speight Ave., said Waco police spokesman Steve
Anderson.
The citation was a Class C misdemeanor, carrying a $258 fine,
according to a Waco Municipal Court spokeswoman.
The alleged incident happened around closing time, as employees were
getting patrons out of the bar, said bartender Danny Severe, who was
working at the time.
Severe said an employee witnessed Schnupp urinating on the bar, and a
manager told police, who were already at the bar for an unrelated matter.
"While we were kicking everybody out, he apparently thought that
nobody was looking and whipped it out and (urinated) on the bar,"
Severe said. "He tried to deny it, but there was definitely a puddle
and there was no one else around him."
Severe said Schnupp had taken several shots of hard liquor, most
bought for him by other people. Severe said bartenders had not
directly served any liquor to Schnupp between 1 and 2 a.m.
Baylor associate athletics director Nick Joos said Monday morning that
a call from the Tribune-Herald was the first time Baylor officials had
heard about Schnupp's citation.
After discussions with athletics director Ian McCaw and head football
coach Guy Morriss, Joos said, "We are aware of the situation involving
Coach Schnupp and discipline will be handled internally. Since this is
a university personnel issue, neither Coach Morriss nor Baylor
Athletics will comment further on this situation."
Joos wouldn't say what disciplinary measures are being considered, but
said "I can tell you that Coach Morriss is taking this issue very
seriously."
Schnupp, in his first year as a Baylor coach, played football for the
University of Miami from 1995-2000 and previously coached at West
Texas A&M University.
He traveled with the team to Lawrence, Kan., where they were defeated
by the Kansas Jayhawks, 58-10, Saturday afternoon. The team returned
from Kansas by 9 p.m.
Severe said Schnupp appeared to be with three or four men but didn't
know if they were associated with the team.
Anderson did not have further details about the incident, as no report
was filed for the misdemeanor citation.
Editor's note: Staff writer Tim Woods works part-time at Scruffy
Murphy's but was not present during the incident.
coach.html
Baylor officials: Morriss taking assistant coach bar urination
allegations 'very seriously'
Listen to this article or download audio file.Click-2-Listen
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
By Tim Woods
Tribune-Herald staff writer
It was unclear Monday what, if any, discipline Baylor University
officials will hand down to an assistant football coach cited early
Sunday for allegedly urinating on the bar at a watering hole
frequented by Baylor students.
Eric Schnupp, Baylor's offensive line/tight ends coach, was issued a
citation at 2:20 a.m. for disorderly conduct-reckless exposure at
Scruffy Murphy's, 1226 Speight Ave., said Waco police spokesman Steve
Anderson.
The citation was a Class C misdemeanor, carrying a $258 fine,
according to a Waco Municipal Court spokeswoman.
The alleged incident happened around closing time, as employees were
getting patrons out of the bar, said bartender Danny Severe, who was
working at the time.
Severe said an employee witnessed Schnupp urinating on the bar, and a
manager told police, who were already at the bar for an unrelated matter.
"While we were kicking everybody out, he apparently thought that
nobody was looking and whipped it out and (urinated) on the bar,"
Severe said. "He tried to deny it, but there was definitely a puddle
and there was no one else around him."
Severe said Schnupp had taken several shots of hard liquor, most
bought for him by other people. Severe said bartenders had not
directly served any liquor to Schnupp between 1 and 2 a.m.
Baylor associate athletics director Nick Joos said Monday morning that
a call from the Tribune-Herald was the first time Baylor officials had
heard about Schnupp's citation.
After discussions with athletics director Ian McCaw and head football
coach Guy Morriss, Joos said, "We are aware of the situation involving
Coach Schnupp and discipline will be handled internally. Since this is
a university personnel issue, neither Coach Morriss nor Baylor
Athletics will comment further on this situation."
Joos wouldn't say what disciplinary measures are being considered, but
said "I can tell you that Coach Morriss is taking this issue very
seriously."
Schnupp, in his first year as a Baylor coach, played football for the
University of Miami from 1995-2000 and previously coached at West
Texas A&M University.
He traveled with the team to Lawrence, Kan., where they were defeated
by the Kansas Jayhawks, 58-10, Saturday afternoon. The team returned
from Kansas by 9 p.m.
Severe said Schnupp appeared to be with three or four men but didn't
know if they were associated with the team.
Anderson did not have further details about the incident, as no report
was filed for the misdemeanor citation.
Editor's note: Staff writer Tim Woods works part-time at Scruffy
Murphy's but was not present during the incident.